Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit/Providence, Ft. Wadsworth Satellite Office, 311 Battery Road, Staten Island, NY 10305

Z -- CARPET INSTALLATION IN USCG FAMILY HOUSING UNITS, SANDY HOOK, NJ SOL RFQ DTCGG1-98-Q-3WKHSG DUE 052798 POC Mr. John O'Boyle, Contracting Officer, (718) 354-4017. Furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to remove existing carpets and install new carpets in eight (8) single family housing units at U.S. Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook, NJ. This Request for Quotation is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is open to both large and small business participation and is estimated between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. The applicable SIC Code is 1752. Plans and specifications will be available at a non-refundable charge of $10.00 per set. Checks and money orders are required and should be made payable to U.S. COAST GUARD. Cash will not be accepted. Bid packages will be available on or about 6 May 1998. For Minority, Women Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has programs to assist minority, women owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short term working capital and bonding assistance fortransportation related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. All responsible sources are invited to submit a proposal which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. (0111)

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